Chixiang Wang

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Hello!

I am a Ph.D. candidate in Computer Science at Dartmouth College, advised by Prof. David Kotz and Prof. Timothy Pierson. Before joining Dartmouth, I obtained my master’s degree in Computer Engineering from Northwestern University with Prof. Josiah Hester and Prof. Nabil Alshurafa, and my bachelor’s degree in Computer Science at Beijing Normal University, advised by Prof. Junqi Guo.

My research focuses on privacy and security in mobile and Internet-of-Things (IoT) environments. Currently, I am investigating how to leverage Generative AI to improve user awareness and control over data privacy in smart home ecosystems, aiming to develop privacy-preserving “smarter” home solutions. Previously, I have explored topics like Wi-Fi-based device location sensing and building mobile health systems.

selected publications

  1. UbiComp/IMWUT
    Moat: Adaptive Inside/Outside Detection System for Smart Homes
    Chixiang Wang, Weijia He, Timothy J Pierson, and David Kotz
    Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies, 2024
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  2. HotMobile
    Challenges and opportunities in onboarding smart-home devices
    Chixiang Wang, Liam Cassidy, Weijia He, Timothy J Pierson, and David Kotz
    In Proceedings of the 25th International Workshop on Mobile Computing Systems and Applications, 2024
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  3. SPW
    Device discovery in the smart home environment
    Mounib Khanafer, Logan Kostick, Chixiang Wang, Wondimu Zegeye, Weijia He, Berkay Kaplan, Nurzaman Ahmed, Kevin Kornegay, David Kotz, and Timothy J Pierson
    In 2024 IEEE Security and Privacy Workshops (SPW), 2024
    DOI PDF
  4. UbiComp/IMWUT
    FaceBit: Smart face masks platform
    Alexander Curtiss, Blaine Rothrock, Abu Bakar, Nivedita Arora, Jason Huang, Zachary Englhardt, Aaron-Patrick Empedrado, Chixiang Wang, Saad Ahmed, Yang Zhang, and  others
    Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies, 2021
    DOI PDF